GUIDELINE 11.9.2 – DUTIES OF APPELLATE COUNSEL
A. Appellate counsel should be familiar with all state and federal appellate and postconviction options available to the client, and should consider how any tactical decision might affect later options.
B. Appellate counsel should interview the client, and trial counsel if possible, about the case, including any relevant matters that do not appear in the record. Counsel should consider whether any potential off-record matters should have an impact on how the appeal is pursued, and whether an investigation of any matter is warranted.
C. Appellate counsel should communicate with the client concerning both the substance and procedural status of the appeal.
D. Appellate counsel should seek, when perfecting the appeal, to present all arguably meritorious issues, including challenges to any overly restrictive appellate rules.
E. Appellate counsel should cooperate with any subsequent counsel concerning information about the appellate proceedings and strategies, and about information obtained by appellate counsel concerning earlier stages of the case.